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FEATURES Star Arraez-ing By Christina De Nicola Miami’s Luis Arraez Has Been Mentioned with Legendary Hitters Tony Gwynn and Rod Carew, But That’s Not Who He Wants to Be Bo Knows Baseball By Keegan Matheson With His Trademark Hair and the Quiet Swagger Only Success Can Bring, Toronto’s Bo Bichette Can Take Over a City, Not Just a Ballclub Farewell to Baseball’s ‘Happy’ Warrior By Anthony McCarron For 21 Seasons, He Played Hard and He Played Hurt. And, Most of All, Miguel Cabrera Played ‘Happy.’ Knuckled Under By Kevin Warneke and John Shorey When Matt Waldron Made a Start for the Padres in June, He Became the First Pitcher to Throw the Knuckleball in the Majors Since 2021. What Happened to the Pitch? Perfectly Imperfect By Adam Berry In an Imperfect Game, Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan Relentlessly Pursues the Perfection of How Good He Can Be 9 Epic Rookie of the Year Seasons That Couldn’t be Duplicated By Dom Amore Their Rookie Performances Brought Home the Hardware and Would Stand as Their Best Big-League Seasons DEPARTMENTS First Pitch By Rick Cerrone The Fans Speak Out Baseball Quick Quiz By Howie Karpin Q&A With Clayton Kershaw Interview by Bill Plunkett The Iconic Dodger Looks Back on What Made Him a Future Hall of Famer Crossword Challenge By Larry Humber The Game I’ll Never Forget By Kyle Schwarber As told to Bruce Levine and Joel Bierig So You Think You Know Baseball? By Rich Marazzi Archives By Charles Dexter The New Newcombe — From September 1955